An Oakland Township man was handed felony charges Friday after he allegedly stabbed a golfing companion with the shaft of a Callaway 5-iron he had broken on the victim's arm.

According to Westwynd Golf Course manager Jimmy Mehlberg, the golfer, who had been to the course before, "always came across as a pretty nice guy."

Glenn Steven Lott, 59, was arraigned Friday afternoon in front of 52-3 District Court Judge Lisa Asadoorian and charged with felonious assault -- also known as assault with a deadly weapon -- tied to a Thursday dispute on the 13th tee of a local golf course. Lott faces up to four years in prison if convicted.

"I couldn't even believe this happened," Mehlberg said Friday, a day after the incident occurred.

A Thursday argument allegedly escalated after Lott was asked a question about how many strokes he took on the 12th hole.

"A member that lives on the golf course called in a complaint that two men were arguing loudly at the 13th hole tee," said Mehlberg. "I started to send a course ranger out there ... after I got another (complaint) from another member of the course, I called the authorities."

Officials arrived around 1 p.m. at the Westwynd Golf Course, located in the 4100 block of Adams Road near West Gunn Road, after Mehlberg called 911 reporting the fight.

The West Bloomfield man, 65, told deputies that Lott then used the broken club to stab him in the same arm, cutting him several times. He said he was able to drive his golf cart to the clubhouse while the other members of the foursome held Lott, the alleged attacker, down.

The 59-year-old eventually broke free and chased the West Bloomfield man in the foursome's other golf cart, "screaming the entire time that he was 'going to get him,' " reported Sheriff's deputies in a release.

Witnesses said that Lott left the course before deputies arrived.

The victim, who was treated at the scene by Oakland Township firefighters and emergency personnel, stayed and was interviewed. He refused transport to a local hospital, but later received several stitches at a local urgent care facility.

Mehlberg, who witnessed the tail end of the altercation, described what he said was chaos at the golf course: "All kinds of people were calling, asking why there were officers on the course ... I drove (deputies) out there to get half of the (golf) club."

The Westwynd manager added that Lott was a member of a 20-person group of retirees that get together each week to play. He said he remembered the group from last year.

The other two members of the foursome later confirmed the West Bloomfield man's story, stating that Lott "had just (become) enraged and attacked the victim without provocation after he was asked what (his) score was on the previous hole," according to the release.

Oakland Township Sheriff's deputies took the Oakland Township man into custody at his home shortly after the incident. He refused to speak with authorities and was taken to the Oakland County Jail, where he remains. Both halves of the 5-iron were taken as evidence.

Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Lott was an individual who simply lost reasonable boundaries in a game that is "supposed to be fun."

"Unless your livelihood's on the line, I don't think one or two strokes matter," Bouchard said. "(Lott) will be held accountable."

In court Friday, Asadoorian set Lott's bond at $100,000, no 10 percent allowed. She also said if he posts bond, he is to have "no contact with the victim, no contact with any golf courses and must turn in firearms," according to a Sheriff's Office release.

Lott is scheduled in court again Tuesday (June 11) in the 52-3 District Court.

Staff writer John Turk covers the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, police and general assignment. He can be reached at 248-745-4613.